Quiz  /  Medicine

  • 1. 
    What does it mean when a medicine is synthetic?

  • It is made from bacteria
  • It is made by a chemist in a lab
  • It is made from plants
  • It is made from animals

  • 2. 
    What is the first step in making a new drug?

  • Research
  • Testing on Humans
  • Testing on animals
  • New drug application

  • 3. 
    What does the 'efficacy' of a drug mean?

  • It is a measurement of how well a drug works
  • It determines how many people have been tested
  • It says how much of the drug is synthesized
  • It determines if a doctor needs to prescribe the drug

  • 4. 
    What is the name of the sugar pill given to test subjects that has no drugs in it?

  • Placebo
  • Synthetic
  • Aspirin
  • Vaccine

  • 5. 
    In which stage of making a drug is the drug tested on over 1,000 people?

  • Phase I trials
  • Phase II trials
  • Research
  • Phase III trials

  • 6. 
    What is the final stage of making a drug before it can be sold?

  • Phase II trials
  • Phase I trials
  • Research
  • FDA approval

  • 7. 
    What is the name of the government agency that watches over the sale and manufacture of drugs in the USA?

  • Federal Drug Association
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • False Diagnosis Administration
  • Fake Drug Association

  • 8. 
    What type of drugs require the approval of a doctor to purchase?

  • Prescription
  • Advil
  • Over the counter
  • Illegal

  • 9. 
    True or False: Taking too much of a 'safe' over-the-counter drug can make you sick or even kill you.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    What is the scientific name for painkillers?

  • Analgesics
  • Placebos
  • Synthetics
  • Prescriptions

  • 11. 
    Which of the following words best describes a Civil War field hospital?

  • Safe
  • Relaxing
  • Clean
  • Dirty

  • 12. 
    What was the biggest concern for wounded soldiers in the field hospital?

  • Clean sheets
  • Food
  • Infection
  • Staying warm

  • 13. 
    What was the main type of surgery that doctors performed?

  • Tonsillectomy
  • Artery bypass
  • Appendectomy
  • Amputation

  • 14. 
    True or False: Doctors didn't wash their hands or clean their instruments between surgeries.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 15. 
    What did most soldiers in the Civil War die from?

  • Gunshot wounds
  • Stab wounds
  • Shrapnel
  • Disease

  • 16. 
    What medicine do we use today to stop infections that they didn't have during the Civil War?

  • Antibiotics
  • Advil
  • Tylenol
  • Aspirin

  • 17. 
    True or False: Medicine was much more advanced than weapons during the Civil War.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 18. 
    What nickname did doctors earn during the Civil War?

  • Hucksters
  • Sawbones
  • Porters
  • Masons

  • 19. 
    What position was Mary Walker the only woman in the Union to hold during the Civil War?

  • Senator
  • Master spy
  • General
  • Doctor

  • 20. 
    Did Civil War doctors have a way to sedate patients before surgery?

  • Yes
  • No
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